Workmen's advocate., 1887-04-30
NEW YORK LETTER
THE KIND OF OFFICIALS "DEM.
 OCRACY" AFFORDS.
A Man.Eating Alderman and an Ob. llging Judge The SOcialistic Labor Party Means Busi.
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NEW YORK, April 27.-During the week just past there have been many events in this city which, al- though not of great importance may prove of interest to your readers. A few of them you will find noted below. Perhaps not the least i'm portant is the discovery of
 MAN-EATING ALDERMAN.
 Jeremiah Murphy, one of the city fathers from the First Ward, got into an altercation with another East-sde rough few days ago, and terrible combat ensued. Alder man Murphy finally prostrated his opponent, and having caressed him several times about the head with number sixteen boot, fell upon him and proceeded to devour him. It is customary in cases where q differ ence of opinion arises between city officials to bite off noses, gouge out eyes, or chew ears, but in this case the Alderman began on his oppo- nent's hand. He first bit off two of the fingers, and then endeavored to masticate the palm, but had only succeeded in reducing it to pulp, when guardian of the law appeared on the scene, and in the good name of the democratic" party requested him to desist; this the alderman finally decided to do. When brought before the court on charge of may hem, Justice Duffy, on hearing the evidence and finding that the hand was made useless for life, said: Alderman, you are discharged" And not newspaper in the city has dared to criticize the decision. This is the kind of Aldermen that the "democratlc" party gives us.
 JUSTICE DUFFY,
 Who rendered this decision, is one of the most astute and thoroughly rellable-in any emergency poli- ticlans of the "party of the people," It was he who short time since, went to Castle Garden and appropri- ated lot of Italian emigrants who had arrived the day before and who were unable to understand a word of the English language. With the promise of one dollar per head and unlimited beer they were induced to go up town and vote at "Duffy's" primary. The beer was there, keg on each side of the ballot box; but the "boodle" was not forthcom- ing, as Duffy skipped just before the close of the proceedings and left the Italians to find their way back to the Battery as best they could. This is the kind of police justice that the "democratic" party gives us.
 THE ANTI"PON ERTi SOCIETY.
 It is evident the Land and Labor Clubs have not fulfilled the expecta- tions of their originators, for It is now announced that the Anti-Pover- ty society is about to be organized. The organizers comprise all those whose names are familiar in cOnnec- tion with the '1and question" Following are few of those who have already signed the prospectus; Henry George, Father McGlynn, John McMackin, Jno. J. Bealin and Father McCarty. It is sthought that the name, Anti-Poverty society, will prove more seductive than that of Land and Labor Club. The princi- ples of both societies will be identi- cal. Whether the Land and Labor Club Is to be abandoned or whether both societies are to be carried on under the same management Is not yet announced.
 THE SOCIALISTS.
 The members of the Socialistic Labor Party are opening their eyes to the necessity of perfecting and ofrono+ bap,no tbair orpapizat5on in